Experience

2005-present Assistant Professor of Physics, Miami University, Oxford, OH

2002-2005 Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, Miami University, Oxford, OH

2001-2002 Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Maine at Farmington

1997-2001 Instructor of Science and Math, Saint Mary's School, Raleigh, NC

Selected Peer-Reviewed and Invited Publications and Presentations

(Accepted) Gann, Debra & Jennifer Blue (2008) “Converging Paths: Girls, Science, and Teachers”. Accepted for publication in The Art and Science of Partnership: Schools, Universities and Agencies Create Knowledge and Meaning, edited by Thomas Poetter.

(Accepted) Blue, Jennifer & Debra Gann (2008) “When Do Girls Lose Interest in Math and Science?” Accepted for publication in Science Scope.

Invited Talk: When Do Girls Lose Interest in Math and Science? To be presented at the National Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Baltimore, MD.

(Accepted) Blue, Jennifer, Beverley A.P. Taylor, and Jan Yarrison-Rice (2008) “Full-Cycle Assessment of Critical Thinking in an Ethics and Science Course.” Accepted for the January 2008 issue of the International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Blue, Jennifer & Debra Gann (2006) “Girls’ Interest in Science and Mathematics.” Presented at the Lilly Conference, Oxford, OH.

Blue, Jennifer and Donald B. Young (2006) "Teaching Practices and Attitudes: Using Multiple Sources of Data to Understand Teachers' Instructional Strategies." Presented at the national meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), San Fransisco, CA, April 2006

Invited Talk: Blue, Jennifer (2006) “The Gender Gap in Physics: Some Research Results” Presented at the National Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Anchorage.

Invited Talk: Blue, Jennifer (2004) “Relationships between Force Concept Inventory and High School Activities” Presented to the Northern Kentucky University Department of Physics and Geology.

Invited Talk: Blue, Jennifer (2004) “Student Conceptions about Forces and Newton’s Second Law.” Presented to The Ohio State University Physics Education Research Group.

Blue, Jennifer and Patricia Heller (2003) “Using Matched Samples to Look for Sex Differences.” Proceedings of the 2003 Physics Education Research Conference. K. Cummings, J. Marx, & S. Franklin, Eds. Melville, NY: American Institute of Physics.

Invited Talk: Blue, Jennifer and Laura McCullough. (1997) “Gender-Fair Instruction: What Is It And How Are We Doing?” Presented at the National Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Phoenix.

External Funding

“Ohio Science Institutes, Grades 3-6”, $683,059 funded by the Ohio Department of Education in for July 2007 – June 2008 (with Terry McCollum, Miami University Department of Teacher Education, and Kevin Stinson, Cincinnati Public Schools).

“Ohio Science Institutes, Grades 3-6”, $460,692 funded by the Ohio Department of Education in for February 2006 – June 2007 (with Terry McCollum, Miami University Department of Teacher Education, and Kevin Stinson, Cincinnati Public Schools).

Professional Memberships

Member of the American Association of Physics Teachers since 1993

Member of the American Physical Society since 2006

Service

Faculty Affiliate Specializing in Physics and Physics Education for Ohio’s Evaluation and Assessment Center, Miami University

Member of the Women’s Studies Steering Committee, Miami University

Member of the Women in Science Disciplines, Engineering and Mathematics (WiSDEM) Advisory Council, Miami University

Reviewer For the Journal of Research in Science Teaching

For the Physics Education Research Section of the American Journal of Physics

For Science Education

For the Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference